Geography - Drainage System (1)

  ‘Shigar’ and ‘Shyok’ are the tributaries of which of the following rivers?

Recently, an independent World Bank panel agreed to review the environmental damage caused by the under-construction Vishnugad Pipalkoti Hydroelectric Project (VPHEP).

On which one of the following rivers is the VPHEP project being built?

Consider the following statements with reference to the evolution of Himalayan rivers:

1) The division of water between the Ganga and Indus rivers was formed due to the upliftment of the Malda Plateau.

2) The Potwar Plateau divides the Ganges and Brahmaputra river systems.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1) This river rises in the Palamau hills of the Chotanagpur Plateau.

2) Barakar is a principal tributary of this river.

3) Bokaro Steel City lies along this river.

Which one of the following rivers has been described in the statements given above?

Consider the following statements with reference to lakes:

1) Folding and faulting of the Earth’s crust may form either salt or freshwater lakes.

2) The Lonar lake in Maharashtra has a tectonic origin.

3) The Kolleru lake lies between the Mahanadi and Godavari river basins.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?